All change at the top at Astellas
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Astellas is reshuffling its top management, naming current chief financial officer and chief strategy officer Yoshihiko Hatanaka as president and CEO, subject to formal board and shareholder approval in June.
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